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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Texas (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
7913
22353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
7905
22347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
7770
22009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
6349
18517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
105
2106
6485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
98
1894
5574
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
11
188
814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
11
188
814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
147
669
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
22
108
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Texas
22 Genera with 108 Species
#ABCDEHLMOP
Ateuchus Weber, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Boreocanthon Halffter, 18667SpeciesTaxom
Canthidium Erichson, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Canthon Hoffmannsegg, 1847Tumblebug26SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1866Mexican dung beetle11SpeciesTaxom
Coprophanaeus Olsoufieff, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Coptodactyla Burmeister, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Deltochilum Eschscholtz, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Dichotomius Hope, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Epilissus Blanchard, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Heliocopris Hope, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Holocephalus Hope, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Liatongus Reitter, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Malagoniella Martínez, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Melanocanthon Halffter, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 185744SpeciesTaxom
Phanaeus MacLeay, 1994Burrowing Dung Beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocanthon Bates, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
108 Species and 13 Subspecies
Ateuchus histeroides Weber, 1801
Ateuchus texanus Robinson, 1948Notchfin blenny
Boreocanthon ebenus Say, 1823
Boreocanthon halffteri Edmonds, 2022
Boreocanthon integricollis Schaeffer, 1915
Boreocanthon lecontei Harold, 1868
Boreocanthon praticola LeConte, 1859
Boreocanthon probus Germar, 1824
Boreocanthon puncticollis LeConte, 1866
Canthidium (Eucanthidium) pseudopuncticolle Solis & Kohl..., 2004
Canthon (Boreocanthon) depressipennis LeConte, 1859
Canthon (Boreocanthon) ebenus Say, 1823
Canthon (Boreocanthon) lecontei Harold, 1868
Canthon (Boreocanthon) melanus Robinson, 1948
Canthon (Boreocanthon) mixtus Robinson, 1948
Canthon (Boreocanthon) praticola Le Conte, 1859
Canthon (Boreocanthon) probus Germar, 1824
Canthon (Boreocanthon) puncticollis (LeConte, 1866)⇒ Canthon punctatus Schmidt, 1922
Canthon (Boreocanthon) simplex Le Conte, 1857
Canthon (Canthon) chalcites Haldeman, 1843
Canthon (Canthon) cyanellus LeConte, 1859
Canthon (Canthon) humectus Say, 1831Longhorn blenny
Canthon humectus blumei Halffter & H..., 2003
Canthon humectus hidalgoensis Bates, 1887
Canthon humectus humectus Say, 1832
Canthon (Canthon) imitator Brown, 1946
Canthon (Canthon) indigaceus (LeConte, 1866)⇒ Canthon humectus Say, 1831
Canthon indigaceus indigaceus
Canthon (Canthon) pilularius Linnaeus, 1758Dull tumblebug
Canthon (Canthon) vigilans LeConte, 1858Kalia
Canthon (Glaphyrocanthon) viridis (Palisot de B..., 1805)⇒ Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Canthon blumei Halffter & H..., 2003
Canthon floridanus Brown, 1946
Canthon integricollis (Schaeffer, 1915)⇒ Boreocanthon puncticollis LeConte, 1866
Canthon morsei Howden, 1966
Canthon perplexus LeConte, 1847
Copris amyntor (Klug, 1855)⇒ Copris harrisi Waterhouse, 1891
Copris arizonensis Schaeffer, 1906
Copris denticulatus Nguyen-phung, 1988
Copris fricator Fabricius, 1787
Copris fricator fricator
Copris lecontei Matthews, 1961
Copris minutus Drury, 1773Small Black Dung Beetle
Copris moechus LeConte, 1854
Copris puncticollis Boheman, 1857
Copris remotus LeConte, 1866
Copris remotus remotus LeConte, 1866
Coprophanaeus (Coprophanaeus) pluto Harold, 1863
Coptodactyla lesnei Paulian, 1933
Deltochilum gibbosum Fabricius, 1775Humpback Dung Beetle
Deltochilum scabriusculum Bates, 1887Rockpool blenny
Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) texanus (Felsche, 1901)⇒ Luederwaldtinia texanus Felsche, 1901
Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767Carolina copris
Dichotomius colonicus (Say, 1835)⇒ Dichotomius carolinus Linnaeus, 1767
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Epilissus viridis Klug, 1832
Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1848Intermediate sandy dung beetle
Heliocopris neptunus Boheman, 1857
Liatongus militaris Castelnau, 1840Yellow Shouldered Dung Beetle
Malagoniella astyanax yucateca Harold, 1863
Melanocanthon granulifer Schmidt, 1920Pearl blenny
Melanocanthon nigricornis Say, 1823
Onitis alexis (Klug, 1835)⇒ Cheironitis ungaricus ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Onitis fulgidus (Klug, 1855)⇒ Pleuronitis fulgidus Castelnau, 1840
Onitis uncinatus Klug, 1855
Onitis viridulus (Boheman, 1857)⇒ Onitis pecuarius Lansberge, 1875
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) alluvius Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) batesi Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) brevifrons (Horn, 1881)⇒ Onthophagus abyssinicus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) browni Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) cavernicollis Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) coproides Horn, 1881
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hecate Panzer, 1794Scooped Scarab
Onthophagus hecate hecate Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) hoepfneri Harold, 1869
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) incensus Say, 1835Dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) knausi Brown, 1927
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) landolti (Harold, 1880)⇒ Onthophagus schaefferi Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus landolti texanus Schaeffer, 1914
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) medorensis Brown, 1929
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) mextexus (Howden and C..., 1970)⇒ Onthophagus durangoensis Balthasar, 1939
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) oklahomensis Brown, 1927Oklahoma dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) orpheus Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus orpheus orpheus Panzer, 1794
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) pennsylvanicus Harold, 1871
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) schaefferi Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) striatulus Palisot de B..., 1809Surf blenny
Onthophagus striatulus striatulus Palisot de B..., 1809
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) subaeneus (Palisot de B..., 1811)⇒ Onthophagus striatulus Palisot de B..., 1809
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) subtropicus Howden and C..., 1963
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) tuberculifrons Harold, 1871Dung beetle
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) velutinus Horn, 1875
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) ovatus Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) viridis Ménétriés, 1832
Onthophagus brucei cyanopterus (d´Orbigny, 1905)⇒ Proagoderus cyanopterus d´Orbigny, 1905
Onthophagus abyssinicus Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus atrox Harold, 1867
Onthophagus blackburni Shipp, 1895
Onthophagus carpophilus Pereira & Ha..., 1961
Onthophagus chepara Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus durangoensis Balthasar, 1939
Onthophagus fimetarius Roth, 1851
Onthophagus incornutus MacLeay, 1871
Onthophagus kokereka Matthews, 1972
Onthophagus laminatus (MacLeay, 1864)⇒ Onthophagus lunatus Harold, 1868
Onthophagus mjobergi Gillet, 1925
Onthophagus parvus Blanchard, 1853
Onthophagus picipennis Hope, 1841
Onthophagus pugionatus Fahraeus, 1857
Phanaeus (Notiophanaeus) endymion Harold, 1863
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) adonis Harold, 1863
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) difformis LeConte, 1847
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) quadridens Say, 1835
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) triangularis Say, 1823
Phanaeus triangularis niger Olsoufieff, 1924
Phanaeus (Phanaeus) vindex MacLeay, 1819Laguna Madre fiddler
Phanaeus texensis Edmonds, 1994
Pseudocanthon perplexus LeConte, 1847

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Texas
TribeAteuchini
Montreuil, 1998
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
6
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
6
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
2
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhanaeini
MacLeay, 1819
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Scarabaeinae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeinae at dyntaxa.se
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